Anybody here remember Karateka? Its the first fighting game I ever played. I played it when I was a baby on Atari. Remember that fucking green suited guy with that damm parrot, He was so cheap, if you stood away the bird would get you, if you attacked the guy would do some chesey kick.
That guy was named Akuma -_-
I remember it well. I played it back at primary school on the Apple 2E computers they had there. As well as Wolfienstien (2D)
It was and still is a pretty hard game you need ALOT of paitence. I thnk one video game wizz at our school clocked it though.
When I was 10 that game was hard as hell, I’d go play Way of the Intercepting fist or International Karate, they were easier to win.
Karateka came out on the C64, not on the Atari.
And it’s not way of the intercepting fist, but way of the exploding fist. I liked WOTEF better, because that was kinda the first game with 1 stick and a button where you had quite a few moves.
Karateka was also out on the Atari 7800, as well as the c64.
I beat the c64 version and loved it. Totally fun.
My favoriate thing about the game was that is you run into a fighter, he could kill you with one hit. However, after you beat the last boss, you MUST run to the girl waiting for you in the secret chamber. If you run to her, she grabs you with open arms and makes out with you.
If you walk to her in fighting stance, she’ll attack you, killing you in one hit.
Awesome.
i remember this game. same guy that made prince of persia (another fantastic game!)
Uhh wrong buddy, anybody want to take this?
Wasn’t this the game Van Damme was owning the hick at in Blood Sport?
That was Karate Champ.
It was on a number of computers back in the day…popular game. it was also on the atari 7800, but that port was GOD AWFUL and should not be played by anyone who gets easily frustrated by shitty controls.
i had that on my Atari 800XL computer… nice game but i lost patience with all the one hit kills. i wish i hadn’t gotten rid of that computer because i had so many memorable games on it that are next to impossible to find now…
i still have an atari 800xl, that shit is never going in the trash.
If you’re interested in old c64 games, there’s one of those plug n play (direct to tv) ones out with a couple of games on it. International Karate, Impossible mission 1 and 2, Summer games (only the first one though :-(), and some more. Its pretty cool, its on sale at kay bee for like $14 or something. And i heard people have hacked it to play their games. No karateka though (without hacking it). I bought it a while ago, but it doesn’t have all the classics. I think I’m going to make a karateka avatar now…
I never got past the third or fourth stage, I never beat parrot fuck…
Can you make me one please!?
This game’s a classic!
Wow, the memories…<sniff>
Whoaaaa, check out these animated Karateka gifs, they are hilarious.
http://homepage3.nifty.com/genkidesuka/otimusya/gif.htm
And cannabiscreator, I can try, but I suck at them, ahah. It will probably just be a static sprite with a karateka bg, I’m not sure what to do yet. Might do an animated one.
Maybe I can make one with those excellant pictures you found. They are pretty good.